The Chow-chow. 357 



instances an otherwise good dog is useless for show 

 purposes through the tongue remaining red, as at 

 the time of birth, or only turning partially black. 

 It will be evident from this that anyone attempting 

 to produce these dogs should endeavour to retain 

 the dark tongue so peculiar to their breed, a 

 peculiarity which I believe would quickly be lost 

 without care in breeding. Other qualities which 

 should be aimed at are a broad forehead, nose rather 

 broader than the Esquimaux, small erect ears, carried 

 well forward, small black eyes, a thick coat, coarser 

 than the Pomeranian, small round feet, the tail 

 curled over the back, and straight hocks. 



u The Chow-chow is a very companionable dog, 

 and shows great affection for his owner, though 

 many of them have a will of their own, and are more 

 quarrelsome with other dogs than many other 

 of the foreign races. It is frequently thought 

 that these and other foreign dogs require special 

 feeding and treatment, but I have never found it so, 

 and mine are fed the same as my mastiffs and 

 bloodhounds. In China, where the natives eat these 

 dogs, they are fed largely on rice. 



' There is a short-coated variety of the Chow- 

 chow, but in this the nose is rather more pointed, 

 and the coat resembles the under coat of the 

 Esquimaux. Chow-chows live to a good age, and 



